Wheels/Tyres: 140: Steel/hub cap question

[mylittletony]

Hello everyone,

I've got some 144/145 steel wheels fitted to my 245 but having some issues.

They are this design, but have been made wider:



The problem I'm having is with the wheel and bracket/spider thing for the hub caps (shown below)



When I fitted the wheel with the spider, it was really tight to get on. I went to check my pads yesterday and had to use a block of wood and a large hammer to remove the wheel. Upon close inspection, the spider thing has caught on the 240 hub. I've now removed the brackets as roadside removal is impossible

I've spoken with Dai who suggests this is a fairly common problem, can anyone give me any pointers for what to check/grease/adjust to get these fitting correctly?

I've come up with a few options:
1. Use a flap wheel to slightly enlarge the wheel opening so the wheel can come off leaving the spider on the hub
2. Notch out the spider so it's not a full circle where the wheel contacts it.
3. Grease everything well and cross my fingers